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From Su's review
Mar 23, 2025
I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE THIS ONE GONNA BE LENGTHY (for no other reason of good food/vibez overall experience) Okay so me and the boyfriend are foodies and our algorithms (the infamous "Stalker") knows it so either of us get several reels of foodie reviewers etc. I don't recall if it was him or me who got this one but it was a good stalk. We bookmarked for a visit later and later came sooner then expected one Sunday. Immediate suggestion if you going go early they sell out of certain foods quick and not sure what their turnaround on the restock throughout the day is or even if they restock. So for background I am a good ole southern gal by legacy NY born hut had the grace and blessings of my grandparents and my great-grandparents in my life and the stories and memories and the good home southern cooking - so short story is I's cooks - the boyfriend is a Yardie born and raised in Spanish Town and NY by his late teens and he burns in his own right. So when I say the whole Vibez of Johnson's made me feel at home or and the church kitchen after service in July........ mannnnnnnn! So just as a heads up we be phat arses and are over achievers......with that said we ordered basically 2 of everything because we weren't sure of the share and couldn't lock in one way or the other.....okay we were being greedy arses after standing there for a bit and having convos with other patrons which is its own vibez and worth the visit as well - Again I stress the feelings of home all around by the time we were done our family had extended and we found a new pastor and church you know how folk do if you know. So the orders: Ribs (pork) the boyfriend eats it which he slathered with the house BBQ and Mustard sauces both I believe are home made (they sale the mustard sauce in bottles to which they were out of and folk were not happy ) Fried Fish (Whitings) because who don't like a good fish fry nobody said never to which they fry fresh to orde Fried Chicken (you literally get a whole half a chicken fried) Sides: greens (in this instance Collards would be the proper intro), Mac n cheese, green beans and black eyed peas (honorable mention cuz Chile somebody momma put their foot and whole elbow in them black eyed peas uuurrr heard) lawd lawdy - Dem peas was seasoned to an inch of its life and thick on the gravy oh they took me back to my childhood of when my grandmother use to make them on special occasions and new years Good Shit in other words if you didn't already get the picture. Oh and there were yams (sweet potatoes it I'm being bougie ) Overall breakdown the portions were on a good slight heavy handed again I stress like we were extended family. And the wait for everything to being cooked fresh well worth the wait. And considering the scale to which they cook I was pleasantly surprised that everything was not either under cooked or under seasoned - even though the greens could've had a little more kick for me but once I started on the black eyed peas over white rice I understood they were perfect to balance out the entire dinner. In the end we had food dinner lunch for days even we tried in a day without success - the Itis was so real..... If you know You Know!!!!! Side note: so while we congregated with folk waiting on our respective orders ........we met Moses (74 yrs) retired black man "Unc" and whom we thought was his grand baby but turns out was actually his 4 yr old son (and yes you read right his Son) Chile!!!! Suffice it to say the BBQ convo and amazement that happened made my heart (and even the pastor was shocked and had kitchen table talk with the folk and Moses) and Sunday good and lended to the overall Good Folk vibez. Given how my sugars and the tensions run I recommend a run here a few times a year (I think mine will be quarterly or just slightly over) or more frequently if you can stand the expansion of your hips and back. read more































